It’s hard to believe that in less than 7 months, a home was built, staged, toured and given away with the end results of more than 6500 tickets reserved in a near-record six days and $650,000 was raised to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

A lot of hard work, long days, excitement and comradeship developed throughout the building process of Kansas’ first ever St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house. It truly was a team effort and wouldn’t have been possible without the support of so many amazing individuals.

When the Nies team first heard about the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway fundraiser and worked with the Dream Home team at St. Jude to bring it to the Wichita area, we were excited about the opportunity to support St. Jude and its mission to end childhood cancers. With our trade partners, we were able to do just that.

However, what we received was so much more. The stories we heard about families touched by the amazing research done at St. Jude. Or the courageous Bella and the entire Bush family, who became the “face” of this first home. And all of the other local patients and their families who we’ve come to know.

On Wednesday, May 25, many received phone calls from the St. Jude team representatives and KSN news team about winning many prizes in addition to winning the beautiful home.

We want to congratulate each winner and thank them for their support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

– Glenda Gaddis (Haysville): Winner of the 2016 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house

So while we have reached the conclusion of the 2016 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house, our thoughts are already turning to how we can make 2017 even better and bigger, with our main focus of helping families with their fight against a horrible disease.

Continue to check stjude.nieshomes.com as we will be posting news soon regarding our 2017 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway.

It’s hard to believe it’s already time to start reserving tickets for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house. And we wouldn’t have made it happen without the support from our trade partners, our Nies Homes team, KSN, The Oaks and guidance from our St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway representatives.

There are 6,500 tickets for our St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house. And you can reserve yours for $100 each.

Tune into KSN with live coverage beginning at 5 am on Wednesday, March 2 to learn how to reserve your tickets.

And if you reserve by March 2, you will be eligible to win these additional prizes:

This week Nies Homes wants to recognize Marty Bean, who is the project manager for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway home. He was literally the first one at the ground breaking ceremony and hasn’t slowed down since, as we move past ground breaking to the foundation stage.

When asked his feelings as he attended the October 27 ground breaking ceremony, Marty says, “I am really excited to be a part of all of this and honored to be overseeing this project for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.”

Back in the 90s, a former employee of Marty’s had a son with cancer in his eye. The eye needed to be removed and was replaced with a glass one. Marty says he remembers how everything was payed for, including hospital fees, travel, everything. “It was amazing,” he says.

Be sure and drive by our St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house, which is located at Lookout Pointe in Derby’s The Oaks. Or check back on NiesHomes.com as we continue to provide updates on the home’s progress.

You’ll be able to reserve your ticket beginning in March, 2016 with the giveaway on May 25, 2016. All proceeds from the ticket sells will go back to helping the doctors and scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in their search to find cures and treatments for childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

This week has been a big step for Nies Homes as we hosted the ground breaking ceremony to officially kick off Kansas’ first St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house. It’s been many long months of planning. And we are honored to have been chosen to build this custom home to show our support for the doctors and scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as they find cures for childhood cancers and other life-threatening diseases.

We can’t put into words the feelings we had as we watched the ground break amid the cheers and whistles from our trade partners and vendors. Being a part of the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway and supporting St. Jude has become life-changing for all of us. And it wouldn’t be possible without the support from the the Cities of Derby and Wichita plus the outpouring of support from our trade partners, subcontractors and vendors. For that we are truly thankful.

The October 27 ground breaking was an early one, with coverage starting at 5 a.m. on KSN. If you missed the ceremony or simply want to watch the excitement again, click [here].

We also have the honor of introducing Bella. Bella and her entire family is a true inspiration. And her continuous smile warms our hearts. To hear her story and learn more about the amazing care St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital does for each of its patients, please click [here].

Be sure to check back in as we will continue to give updates on how our St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway home is progressing as we lead up to the May 25, 2016 giveaway.

Nies Homes is proud to announce we have partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and is Wichita’s builder for the 2016 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. Since it’s creation in 1991, the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway has given away more than 394 homes and has raised more than $320 million to help save the lives of children fighting cancer and other life-threatening diseases.